Obesity Archives - Core Matters

By Ann-Marie Giglio, Owner and CEO CoreMatters Autumn is fast approaching. It’s that time of the year when our thoughts turn away from summer fun and back to business… We make fourth quarter plans. We take stock. Did your health go off the rails a bit this summer? Worried about the approaching holiday parties? If you’re feeling a

By Ann-Marie Giglio, Owner and CEO CoreMatters “If only I could fit in my clothes—or just feel like myself again!“ Sound like you? I know exactly how you feel. Once I turned 50, everything changed. I realized I was counting fewer days ahead of me than behind and suddenly, an old prayer began to haunt me: Let me not

Do you feel trapped? Anywhere. In your body? Your job? Your life? Perhaps that’s because all too often, we focus on what is wrong. Our thighs are too thick, our eyelashes too short, our boss too demanding, our house too small. If this is what we fill our minds with, where will we be in

You know how people are always on a diet? And everyone knows that the minute they stop their diet, the weight will come right back—maybe with a couple extra pounds attached. Most people would love to take weight off one time and keep it off forever. Well, you can. I’m here to tell you, STOP

The latest data says that a third of all adults in the United States are obese, and another third are overweight–and thus on the path to chronic illness. How could this happen? I assure you, it’s NOT a lack of willpower, or about laziness, or genes. Nor is it because you lack one thing: one special

(Click the photo to continue reading…) Research overwhelmingly supports that regular exercise lowers the risk for many diseases, and improves psychological well-being. I’m sure we can come up with more reasons, but to get started, here’s 101 reasons to exercise regularly: Regular Exercise will… 1. Help you to more effectively manage stress. 2. Help you

(Click the photo to continue reading…) Pop quiz… What is 8.5 ounces (251 ml), 82.5 calories, contains 23.8 grams of sugar and is recommended by health experts? Well some health experts. Definitely not all…just the health experts who are being paid to recommend it. Give up? It’s a mini-can of Coke (available for consumption since

(Click the photo to continue reading…) It’s simple math right? If two people consume the same exact food, but one consumes a portion of their food late at night, the food will have the same impact on their bodies weight-wise… right? Not according to a study done by the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in